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Relax to a classical evening soundtrack

Niall Breslin brings you calming classical music to help you release the stresses of the day, recharge and prepare to rest.

Three hours of calming classical music to help you release the stresses of the day, recharge and prepare to rest - presented by Irish musician and mindfulness expert Niall Breslin.
This episode features a rich blend of music from the likes of Schubert, Mozart and Avawaves. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Michael James Wong, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how going for a walk can instantly make you feel calmer.

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No 41 in C major, K 551, 'Jupiter' (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Colin Davis.
    • Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39 & 41: Sir Colin Davis.
    • Philips.
    • 6.

  • Dustin O鈥橦alloran

    Requiem for the Static King, Pt. 1

    Composer: Adam Wiltzie.
    • Late Night Tales: Jon Hopkins.
    • Late Night Tales.
    • 19.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Andante in E-Flat Major, WAB deest 3

    • Bruckner: Piano Works.
    • Pentatone.
    • 111.

  • Paul Mealor

    Beneath Thy Compassion

    Ensemble: Apollo5.
    • Beneath Thy Compassion.
    • VOCES8 Records.
    • 1.

  • Scott Joplin

    Joplin: Solace (Arr. E. Kunzel)

    Conductor: Erich Kunzel. Orchestra: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.
    • American Piano Classics.
    • Telarc.
    • 8.

  • Frederick Delius

    Late swallows, arr. Fenby for string orch [from 3rd mvt of Quartet for strings]

    Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Chandos.

  • Jocelyn Pook

    Northern Lights

    Orchestra: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Absolute Masters, Vol. 1.
    • Chester Music.
    • 8.

  • Jean Clero

    PASTORAL SUITE 4

    • PASTORAL SUITE.
    • SONV.
    • 004.

  • John Tavener

    Mother of God, here I stand (The Veil of the Temple)

    Conductor: Benjamin Nicholas.
    • The Marian Collection.
    • Delphian Records.
    • 3.

  • Araki Ichiro

    Garden of Dreams

    Conductor: Hoey Choo. Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
    • Selling Land for the Bride-Price.
    • Marco-Polo.
    • 5.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Aleko: Intermezzo

    Orchestra: 91热爆 Philharmonic.
    • Rachmaninoff: Aleko.
    • Chandos.
    • 111.

  • Olivia Belli

    Anima I - Sleep Rework

    • Anima Flow.
    • XXIM Records.
    • 6.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Hob.I:6 "Le Matin": II. Adagio - Andante - Adagio

    • Haydn 2032, Vol. 10: Les heures du jour.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 2.

  • Dustin O鈥橦alloran

    Opus 18 (Silfur Version)

    • Opus 18 (Silfur Version).
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Edward Elgar

    Chanson de matin, Op 15 No 2

    Orchestra: 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
    • WARNER.

  • Sayed Darwish

    Darwish: Song at Nile River's Bank (Arr. Schindler for Piano Solo)

    Music Arranger: Peter Schindler.
    • Piano Book EP: Around the World.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.

  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Kyrie (Missa Papae Marcelli)

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.
    • Live in Rome: The Tallis Scholars.
    • Gimell.
    • 3.

  • Henrik Lindstrand

    Jord

    • Klangland.
    • One Little Independent Records.
    • 1.

  • Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin

    Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 103: II. Lento

    Conductor: Nicholas Collon. Orchestra: Saarbr眉cken German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Kapustin: Works for Cello.
    • SWR Classic.
    • 2.

  • *andy quinn

    Time And Tide

    Performer: *andy quinn.

  • Sarah Kate Neufeld

    Where the Light Comes In

    • Kartel Ltd.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Autumn Movement 2: Adagio molto

    Orchestra: The English Concert.
    • Vivaldi: The Four Seasons.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 8.

  • Ruth Gipps

    Symphony No. 2 in One Movement, Op. 30: V. Adagio

    • Gipps: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4, Song for Orchestra & Knight in Armour.
    • Chandos.
    • 10.

  • Nie Er

    Nie Er, Ren Guang: Silver Clouds Chasing the Moon (Arr. Wang Jian Zhong for Pian

    Composer: Ren Guang. Music Arranger: Jianzhong Wang.
    • Wonderworld.
    • Universal Music China.
    • 6.

  • Anonymous

    Messa di requiem: IV. Agnus Dei

    Composer: Ildebrando Pizzetti.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.

  • Ludovico Einaudi

    Jay

    Lyricist: Ludovico Einaudi.
    • Jay.
    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).
    • 1.

  • Patrick Hawes

    Hawes: Quanta Qualia

    Lyricist: Andrew Hawes. Music Arranger: Patrick Hawes. Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • Eventide.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 7.

  • Nainita Desai

    Beauty Is In The Detail

    Lyricist: Nainita Desai.
    • The Reason I Jump (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Mercury Classics.
    • 2.

  • Hugo Alfv茅n

    Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 7: II. Andante

    • Alfven: Symphony No. 1, Drapa & Midsommarvaka.
    • CPO.
    • 2.

  • Luca Tomassini

    Fragmented Air

    Composer: Andrew Wellington. Composer: Ethan Anderson.
    • Ambient New Age.
    • MIBE.
    • 73.

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74: II. Romanza. Allegretto con mot

    • Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74: II. Romanza. Allegretto.
    • 础辫补谤迟茅.
    • 1.

  • Daniela Mars

    Mertree: Winter Winds

    • Mertree: Winter Winds.
    • VOCES8 Records.
    • 1.

  • Morten Lauridsen

    Lauridsen: Les Chansons des Roses - V. Dirait-on

    Lyricist: Rainer Maria Rilke. Conductor: Nicol Matt. Choir: Chamber Choir of Europe.
    • Light Eternal 鈥� The Choral Music of Morten Lauridsen.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 7.

  • Christian Janssen

    Role model

    Performer: Christian Janssen.
    • Role model.
    • Piano Mosaic.
    • 1.

  • Clara Schumann

    3 Romances Op.22 (no.1)

    Performer: Alina Ibragimova. Performer: C茅dric Tiberghien.
    • Hyperion.

  • Anna Phoebe

    To Be Alone

    Composer: Aisling Brouwer. Lyricist: Anna Phoebe. Lyricist: Aisling Brouwer.
    • Waves.
    • One Little Independent Records.
    • 3.

  • Peteris Vasks

    Symphony No 1 "Voices": I. Voices of Silence

    Orchestra: Sinfonietta R墨ga. Conductor: Maxim Rysanov.
    • P膿teris Vasks: Viola Concerto & Symphony No. 1 "Voices".
    • BIS.
    • 5.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    The Nightingale (from The Birds)

    Orchestra: 91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Manze.

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